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John M. Nicholls

John M. Nicholls

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Microbiology

D-Index
80
Citations
30213
World Ranking
1138
National Ranking
32

Medicine

D-Index
80
Citations
30808
World Ranking
16938
National Ranking
196

Overview

John M. Nicholls is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant number of publications in infectious diseases, epidemiology, immunology, animal science and zoology, and surgery.

The main topics covered in their work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, influenza virus research studies, COVID-19 clinical research studies, respiratory viral infections research, animal virus infections studies, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing.

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Pathogenesis and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in golden hamsters, 2020, Nature
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant replication in human bronchus and lung ex vivo, 2022, Nature
  • Tropism, replication competence, and innate immune responses of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in human respiratory tract and conjunctiva: an analysis in ex-vivo and in-vitro cultures, 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Replication of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant in ex vivo cultures of the human upper and lower respiratory tract, 2022, EBioMedicine
  • Pathogenesis and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus in golden Syrian hamsters, 2020, Research Square (Research Square)

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Malik Peiris, Michael C. W. Chan, Kenrie P. Y. Hui, Leo L. M. Poon, and Ka-Chun Ng.

Their works have been published repeatedly in venues such as Emerging Infectious Diseases, Research Square (Research Square), Journal of Virology, SSRN Electronic Journal, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Coronavirus as a possible cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome

    Jsm Peiris;ST Lai;Llm Poon;Y Guan

  • Identification of Oxidative Stress and Toll-like Receptor 4 Signaling as a Key Pathway of Acute Lung Injury

    Yumiko Imai;Keiji Kuba;Keiji Kuba;G. Greg Neely;Rubina Yaghubian-Malhami

  • Pathogenesis and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in golden hamsters.

    Sin Fun Sia;Li Meng Yan;Alex W.H. Chin;Kevin Fung

  • Lung pathology of fatal severe acute respiratory syndrome

    John M. Nicholls;Leo L. M. Poon;Kam C. Lee;Wai F. Ng

  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant replication in human bronchus and lung ex vivo

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  • Unravelling the Role of O-glycans in Influenza A Virus Infection

    Juliane Mayr;Kam Lau;Jimmy C. C. Lai;Ivan A. Gagarinov

  • Re-emergence of fatal human influenza A subtype H5N1 disease

    J S M Peiris;W C Yu;C W Leung;C Y Cheung

  • Proinflammatory cytokine responses induced by influenza A (H5N1) viruses in primary human alveolar and bronchial epithelial cells

    M C W Chan;C Y Cheung;W H Chui;S W Tsao

  • The M, E, and N Structural Proteins of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Are Required for Efficient Assembly, Trafficking, and Release of Virus-Like Particles

    Y. L. Siu;K. T. Teoh;J. Lo;C. M. Chan

  • Chemokine up-regulation in SARS-coronavirus-infected, monocyte-derived human dendritic cells.

    Helen K. W. Law;Chung Yan Cheung;Hoi Yee Ng;Sin Fun Sia

  • Tropism, replication competence, and innate immune responses of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in human respiratory tract and conjunctiva: an analysis in ex-vivo and in-vitro cultures.

    Kenrie P.Y. Hui;Man Chun Cheung;Ranawaka A.P.M. Perera;Ka Chun Ng

  • Sialic acid receptor detection in the human respiratory tract: evidence for widespread distribution of potential binding sites for human and avian influenza viruses

    John M Nicholls;Anthony J Bourne;Honglin Chen;Yi Guan

  • Tropism of avian influenza A (H5N1) in the upper and lower respiratory tract.

    J M Nicholls;M C W Chan;W Y Chan;H K Wong

  • Influenza A H5N1 replication sites in humans.

    Mongkol Uiprasertkul;Pilaipan Puthavathana;Kantima Sangsiriwut;Phisanu Pooruk

  • Identification of novel Epstein-Barr virus microRNA genes from nasopharyngeal carcinomas.

    Jia Yun Zhu;Thorsten Pfuhl;Natalie Motsch;Stephanie Barth

  • Innate immune responses to influenza A H5N1: friend or foe?

    Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris;Chung Yan Cheung;Connie Yin Hung Leung;John Malcolm Nicholls

  • High level expression of ΔN-p63: a mechanism for the inactivation of p53 in undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)?

    Tim Crook;John M Nicholls;Louise Brooks;Jenny O'Nions

  • Glycomic analysis of human respiratory tract tissues and correlation with influenza virus infection.

    Trevenan Walther;Rositsa Karamanska;Renee W. Y. Chan;Renee W. Y. Chan;Michael C. W. Chan

  • Prognostic value of epidermal growth factor receptor expression in patients with advanced stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with induction chemotherapy and radiotherapy

    Daniel T.T Chua;John M Nicholls;Jonathan S.T Sham;Gordon K.H Au

  • Evolving complexities of influenza virus and its receptors.

    John M. Nicholls;Renee W.Y. Chan;Rupert J. Russell;Gillian M. Air

  • Identification of cytotoxic T cell epitopes within Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) oncogene latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1): evidence for HLA A2 supertype‐restricted immune recognition of EBV‐infected cells by LMP1‐specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

    Rajiv Khanna;Scott R. Burrows;John Nicholls;Leith M. Poulsen

  • Hemagglutinin–neuraminidase balance confers respiratory-droplet transmissibility of the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in ferrets

    Hui-Ling Yen;Chi-Hui Liang;Chung-Yi Wu;Heather L. Forrest

  • The aetiology, origins, and diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome

    L L M Poon;Y Guan;J M Nicholls;K Y Yuen

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-associated Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Protein Interacts with Smad3 and Modulates Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling

    Xingang Zhao;John M. Nicholls;Ye-Guang Chen

  • Tropism of and Innate Immune Responses to the Novel Human Betacoronavirus Lineage C Virus in Human Ex Vivo Respiratory Organ Cultures

    Renee W. Y. Chan;Michael C. W. Chan;Sudhakar Agnihothram;Louisa L. Y. Chan

  • Replication of avian, human and swine influenza viruses in porcine respiratory explants and association with sialic acid distribution

    Sjouke G M Van Poucke;John M Nicholls;Hans J Nauwynck;Kristien Van Reeth

  • Comparison of nasopharyngeal flocked swabs and aspirates for rapid diagnosis of respiratory viruses in children.

    K.H. Chan;J.S.M. Peiris;W. Lim;J.M. Nicholls

  • Viral replication and innate host responses in primary human alveolar epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages infected with influenza H5N1 and H1N1 viruses.

    Wendy C. L. Yu;Renee W. Y. Chan;Jieru Wang;Emily A. Travanty

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Guan
Yi Guan University of Hong Kong
Leo L. M. Poon
Leo L. M. Poon University of Hong Kong
Joseph S. M. Peiris
Joseph S. M. Peiris University of Hong Kong
Jonathan S.T. Sham
Jonathan S.T. Sham University of Hong Kong
Malik Peiris
Malik Peiris University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Yung Yuen
Kwok-Yung Yuen University of Hong Kong
Sai Wah Tsao
Sai Wah Tsao University of Hong Kong
Hui-Ling Yen
Hui-Ling Yen University of Hong Kong
William I. Wei
William I. Wei University of Hong Kong
Rajiv Khanna
Rajiv Khanna QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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